The plane is by far the fastest mode of transport, but, unfortunately, the most expensive. Often, most of the cost of a tourist trip is “eaten up” by flights. True, seasoned travelers know which airlines you can buy tickets for at a really affordable price.
The so-called low-coasters operate both in Russia and abroad, offering transportation at a price significantly lower than the market average. Today's top ten are best low cost airlines.
10. Norwegian Air Shuttle
This airline is one of the most popular European low-costers. In Russia, Norwegian Air Shuttle planes fly from Moscow and St. Petersburg. If you buy tickets in advance, you can, for example, fly on the route Moscow-Helsinki-Paris-Helsinki-Moscow for 120 Euros.
9. AirAsia
The cheapest among Asian airlines offers flights to such popular destinations as Bangkok, Phuket, Kuala Lumpur. When booking AirAsia tickets, you should carefully monitor the offers included in the default order - insurance, a specific seat, additional baggage. By removing a few "ticks", you can significantly reduce the cost of the ticket.
8. EasyJet
The airline offers low cost flights to Egypt, Morocco and Israel, although it is based in Geneva. However, EasyJet carries tourists all over Europe. So, the flight Tallinn-London will cost only 70 Euro.
7. Ryanair
The first European low-fire hit the market in 1985. The airline organizes flights to 160 airports in 27 European countries. By the way, the company has a high level of reliability - there have never been any incidents that resulted in human casualties on its flights.
6. WizzAir
This Hungarian-Polish low-cost airline is incredibly popular in Ukraine. WizzAir aircraft regularly fly to European countries from Kiev, Simferopol, Lvov and Kharkov. The air carrier enters the Russian market only this year - in September, regular flights on the Moscow-Budapest route begin.
5. Flydubai
This low-cost airline is based in the UAE at Dubai International Airport. Russians can use the company's flights to fly to Dubai from Samara, Ufa, Minvod, Yekaterinburg, Kazan and other cities.
4. UTair
One of the largest groups of air carriers in Russia, united under the UTair brand, offers flights at special prices to many destinations. The company's fleet includes 228 aircraft of various models. It is most convenient to book tickets on websites for finding cheap flights, which contains all the information about special offers.
3. VimAvia
The airline is based in Moscow and carries out both domestic and international flights. The company's fleet consists of only 11 ships that fly on regular and charter flights.
2. Air Berlin
One of the largest air carriers in Germany adheres to an extremely democratic pricing policy. The company's aircraft fly to 40 countries of the world, including 10 airports in Russia.
1. Pegasus Airlines
The Turkish low-cost airline is very popular in Russia. The main directions are Europe and Turkey. Unlike most low-costers, Pegasus Airlines has its own pilot training center and service company Pegasus Technic.